{"id":1185,"date":"2012-02-24T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/02\/24\/enable-debug-system\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:06:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:06:32","slug":"enable-debug-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/enable-debug-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable the Debug System in Joomla 2.5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As with many applications that run on the internet, Joomla 2.5 can at times use excessive CPU time or memory. When websites use excessive server resources, it can cause the website to load slowly and can make the server unstable (which may result in a server crashing and websites going down). If you\u2019re faced with optimizing a Joomla website, the first thing you\u2019ll want to do is actually gather some data on how much CPU time and memory your site is using. The Joomla Debug System can help with this task, and below we\u2019ll show you how to enable Joomla 2.5 debugging.<\/p>\n

To enable the Joomla 2.5 Debug System:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your Joomla dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Click the Global Configuration icon<\/strong>
    \"click-global-configuration\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Click the System<\/strong> tab. Under Debug Settings<\/strong>, set Debug System<\/strong> to Yes<\/strong>. Then click Save<\/strong>
    \"set-debug-system-to-yes\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Joomla 2.5 Debug System is now enabled! If you visit your website now, at the bottom of the page you\u2019ll see a list of options you can click on to see more information:<\/p>\n